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Three Vying for Ownership of Bhushan Steel
20 February 2018 - Officials overseeing Bhushan Steel Ltd.’s insolvency process have begun weighing offers for the Indian cold-rolled producer, according to the Press Trust of India.
Tata Steel Might Be Considering Blast Furnace Reline at Welsh Plant
13 February 2018 - Tata Steel reportedly is considering a GBP75 million reline of a blast furnace at its Port Talbot Works in Wales, reports The (London) Telegraph.
thyssenkrupp Workers OK Joint Venture Labor Deal
06 February 2018 - Rank-and-file members of German labor union IG Metall have overwhelmingly approved a labor agreement on the proposed joint venture between Tata Steel’s European strip business and thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking business.
Tata Steel on the Hunt for New Assets
23 January 2018 - Tata Steel has plans to expand its new Kalinganagar Works, but will look to add capacity through acquisition, managing director TV Narendran tells The (India) Economic Times.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
thyssenkrupp, Union Reach Deal on Steel Joint Venture
26 December 2017 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG has come to terms on a labor agreement with its union workforce, a critical step toward finalizing the joint venture combination of its steelmaking business with Tata Steel Ltd.'s European operations.
Tata Executive: Spinoff of Merged European Business Will Be Later, Not Sooner
16 October 2017 - An anticipated spinoff of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s European joint venture won’t happen for another two to three years, reports the Reuters news service.
Official: Despite Opposition, Deal Between thyssenkrupp Management, Labor Over Tata Merger Is Attainable
04 October 2017 - The premier of thyssenkrupp’s home state, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, said he believes a deal between the company and its union employees could be reached over the proposed combination of its steel unit with Tata Steel, according to the Reuters news service.
Report: In Tata-thyssenkrupp Combination, the Hammer Might Fall Hard on Port Talbot Works
02 October 2017 - As Tata Steel moves to combine its European strip operations with Germany’s thyssenkrupp, Tata’s integrated Port Talbot Works is likely to bear the brunt of cost reductions through the merger and in the event of an industry downturn, reports the Reuters news service.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Set Framework for Combining Steel Operations
20 September 2017 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have signed a preliminary agreement to combine their European steel operations, creating a 50-50 joint venture that would be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker behind ArcelorMittal.
A Tata-thyseenkrupp Deal May – or May Not – Be Close
14 September 2017 - Now that Tata Steel has finalized the divorce between its European business and the legacy British Steel Pension Scheme, a deal to combine the operation with thyssenkrupp’s steel division may be close, according to the Reuters news service.
Regulators Approve Tata Steel Pension Plan Divorce
11 September 2017 - U.K. officials have approved Tata Steel Europe’s plant to separate itself from its GBP15 billion British Steel pension plan, the steelmaker has announced.
thyssenkrupp Shareholders Want a Tata Deal Done
08 September 2017 - thyssenkrupp shareholders would like to see the company combine its steel unit with Tata Steel’s European strip business by year’s end, reports the Reuters news service.
German Official Tells thyssenkrupp to Consider Alternatives to Tata Steel Combination
25 August 2017 - Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, thinks thyssenkrupp ought to abandon plans to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European steel operations.
Report: Two International Steelmakers Eyeing India's Essar Steel
23 August 2017 - Tata Steel and POSCO might be among the companies looking at acquiring debt-stricken Essar Steel, which is operating under Indian insolvency laws.
Tata Hires Danieli to Upgrade Galv Line
14 August 2017 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a hot-dipped galvanizing line at Tata Steel Europe’s IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands, the company has announced.
Tata Steel Reportedly Preparing to Announce Deal on U.K. Pension Plan
09 August 2017 - Tata Steel and U.K. officials are hoping to announce on Friday that they’ve reached a deal to separate Tata Steel from its legacy British Steel pension fund, a move that would potentially allow the company to combine its European strip business with thyssenkrupp AG's steel division.
Tata Chairman Says Corus Acquisition Made Sense at the Time
08 August 2017 - Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran defended his company’s decade-old acquisition of former Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, saying that the deal was a reasonable one to make at the time, hindsight notwithstanding.
Tata Steel Completes Sale of U.K. Pipe Mills
02 August 2017 - Liberty House Group has finalized its acquisition of two large-diameter pipe mills in the U.K. the company has announced.
thyssenkrupp Forms an Alternative to Tata Steel Europe Combination
02 August 2017 - thyssenkrupp is developing a Plan B to a proposed joint venture for its steel operations, reports the Bloomberg news service.
